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Graves' disease is one of several causes of hyperthyroidism. In "Graves' Disease And Hyperthyroidism", Dr. Zaidi, a leading endocrinologist, describes how to accurately diagnose and treat Graves' disease as well as other causes of hyperthyroidism. The medical treatment of Graves' disease has not changed in over 50 years. Sad, but true! The standard, usual treatment with Radioactive iodine is a superficial, myopic approach. It almost always makes you hypothyroid (underactive thyroid state). Then, you need to be on thyroid pills for the rest of your life. In addition, radioactive iodine does not treat the underlying root cause of Graves' disease - autoimmune dysfunction, which continues to smolder and easily erupts into another autoimmune disease. Anti-thyroid drugs do not treat autoimmune dysfunction either. They provide only temporary relief. Often, symptoms return once you stop these drugs. Surgery also does not treat autoimmune dysfunction. It often leads to hypothyroidism as well as many other complications. Over the last ten years, Dr. Zaidi developed a truly breakthrough approach to get rid of Graves' disease at its roots - autoimmune dysfunction. His patients have benefited tremendously from this approach. Now, its time for you to learn about this ground breaking discovery. Dr. Zaidi reveals what really causes autoimmune dysfunction that ultimately leads to Graves' disease. His revolutionary treatment strategy consists of five components: His unique Diet for Graves' disease (including original recipes), the link between Vitamin D deficiency and Graves' disease, the connection between Graves' disease and Vitamin B12 deficiency, how Stress causes Graves' disease (and Dr. Zaidi's unique strategy to manage stress) and the Judicious use of Anti-Thyroid drugs. Dr. Zaidi also explains: What are thyroid antibodies? What are the tests to diagnose various causes of hyperthyroidism? What causes Graves' eye disease and what is its proper treatment? How do you accurately diagnose and manage Graves' disease during pregnancy?

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About the Author

Sarfraz Zaidi, MD, FACE, FACP Dr. Sarfraz Zaidi is a leading Endocrinologist in the U.S.A. He is a medical expert on thyroid, diabetes, vitamin D, and stress management. He is the director of the Jamila Diabetes and Endocrine Medical Center in Thousand Oaks, California. He is a former assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCLA. Books and Articles: Dr. Zaidi is the author of three books: "Take Charge of Your Diabetes", "Power of Vitamin D" and "Stress Cure Now." In addition, he has authored numerous articles in prestigious medical journals. Memberships: Dr. Zaidi is a Member of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE). In 1997, Dr. Zaidi was inducted as a Fellow to the American College of Physicians (FACP). In 1999, he was honored to be a Fellow of the American College of Endocrinology (FACE). Speaker: Dr. Zaidi has been a guest speaker at medical conferences and also frequently lectures the public. He has been interviewed on TV, newspapers and national magazines. Dr. Zaidi is the former director of the Endocrine Clinic at the Olive-View UCLA Medical Center where he taught resident physicians undergoing training in Diabetes and Endocrinology. Internet: Dr. Zaidi also regularly writes on these websites: www.OnlineMedinfo, which provides in depth knowledge about endocrine disorders such as, Thyroid, Parathyroid, Vitamin D Osteoporosis, Obesity, PreDiabetes, Metabolic Syndrome, Menopause, Low Testosterone, Adrenal, Pituitary and More. www.DiabetesSpecialist, which is dedicated to providing extensive knowledge to Diabetics. www.InnerPeaceAndLove, which is an inspirational website, exploring the Mind-Body connection. He regularly writes on his Blog. www.onlinemedinfo.com/blog/ He has done educational YouTube videos about Vitamin D www.youtube.com/user/georgie6988 And about Insulin resistance, diabetes and heart disease. www.youtube.com/user/TheDiabetesEducation?feature=guide His main website: www.DoctorZaidi.com

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When I was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism, my general practitioner sent me to an endocrinologist. I'm sure she's a great doctor, but she has too many patients to be able to really sit with a patient and go through all the questions that come up. It was just kind of "well, you can take antithyroid medication, but then you could have a white blood cell problem, and you'll probably end up having to have the radioactive iodine treatment, or you can just fix it with the radioactive iodine now." Thankfully, she had to go out of town for a week before anything happened. I had an appointment with an eye specialist to evaluate the Graves' eye disease, and learned that I needed to learn more before making a treatment decision. During that time, I read this and Elaine Moore's book on Graves' Disease, and I am SO HAPPY I did!

The Moore book is very technical, and will tell you as much as you want to know about the disease and the treatments. Dr. Zaidi's book is easier to understand, and gets at all the information. My doctor had downplayed the dangers of RAI, and overstated those of the antithyroid medication. Dr. Zaidi explains the different methods of treatment and their risks and benefits. He also explains some lifestyle changes to go alone with antithyroid medication that may help put the disease into remission.

Because of my reading, I've decided to go with the antithyroid medication. After all, if it doesn't work, I can always try the RAI later. Interestingly, two of the lifestyle changes are things I already knew I needed to change - I have come up as Vitamin D deficient in physicals for a few years preceding my Graves, and I had just been through a couple of very stressful years. I'm working on all that, and hoping for the best. I also found out that a friend I hadn't seen in 5 years had been through this too - she refused the RAI, did the antithyroid meds, made some minor life changes, and is in remission.

So, I strongly recommend this book. No matter which approach you decide to use, you will be more knowledgeable and confident in your decision.

I have to thank Dr. Zaidi for pointing out in his informative book that radioactive iodine isn't always the answer for patients who have Graves' disease. Many doctors in the United States believe that RAI (radioactive iodine) is the best treatment for Graves' disease, whereas doctors in Europe don't use RAI as liberally as they do here in the US. I've had Graves' disease for 15 years, and my endocrinologists didn't insist that I be treated with RAI because they felt that, since my condition was subclinical, treating me with methimazole made a lot more sense. Some doctors still tried to convince me to take RAI, but I refused that treatment because of all the negative side effects I've read about RAI. Dr. Zaidi's book reassured me that I did the right thing by refusing RAI. Don't misunderstand me. Some people do very well with RAI, but a one size fits all treatment doesn't begin to consider several factors, such as the age of the patient, the severity of the disease, the unwanted and unexpected side effects of RAI and the fact that antithyroid medication such as methimazole can be taken for life without serious side effects..

Several years ago, my daughter developed Graves' disease and hyperthyroidism. She went to see Dr. Zaidi, who advised her against radioiodine treatment. In stead, he put her on his special program: diet, vitamin D and stress management. It worked.Eight years later, she is cured of Graves' disease and living a healthy life. I strongly recommend this book to anyone with Graves' disease and hyperthyroidism. Stay away from the madness of nuking your own thyroid. Use the revolutionary knowledge and wisdom in this book and save your thyroid.

This book is written by an endocrinologist who is in favor of the procedure I have chosen since my recent diagnosis of Graves Disease and hyperthyroidism. Since I have talked to other people who have chosen other procedures, I would recommend that readers of the book would carefully make their decisions from many sources. However, this book helped me make my decision. Also, the author spends most of the book on diet suggestions and recipes. I also discussed this with my doctor because the author's diet plans seemed very difficult to follow and have adopted my own food plan that is partly from his suggestions, but not all. I think it is good to read helpful books but also talk around to others, professional and also others who have this disease. It is important to get as much information as possible and then make your own decisions. I would recommend this book especially for those individuals who practice a holistic philosophy.

I love this book! It explains everything about the cause of the disease not just the symptoms in which doctors focus all the time. Great recipes too! I bought 3 books before this and kinda just scanned on them and then read some chapters, skipped some….but this book I read it for just 2 days from cover to cover that's how good it is.

I've had Graves Disease for 14 years and wanted to do some research before I zapped my thyroid. This was a GREAT read and really provided a lot of perspective. It was very easy to understand and gave me lots to think about.

I found out I had Graves' disease back in April. I immediately started doing research to find out as much as I could about the disease. This book is a good start. It breaks down what Graves' is, and what might be some causes. The case scenarios the doctor gives about his patients are interesting and helpful to see how they changed their diet & vitamin intake to help combat their condition. However, I personally found some of his diet recommendations to be a little extreme. (If your diet isn't very healthy some of the changes he recommends may be helpful to you. ) I am seeing an endocrinologist as well as a natural doctor to combat my condition, because I just want to explore all my options. The author of this book is also suggesting to not just take one approach.